Sinn Féin have said they will ask Senator Máire Devine for an explanation after she retweeted a parody government account's tweet that called IRA victim Brian Stack a 'sadist'. 'The tweets are not acceptable' - Sinn Féin respond to calls for Senator's resignation over controversial retweetThe tweet, from a now deleted account calling itself the 'Strategic Comms Unit', made reference to Mr Stack, calling him 'a sadist prison officer'. In a tweet, Mr Stack said: "@sinnfeinireland must immediately expel @mairedev for this disgusting tweet. "The tweets are not acceptable for a Sinn Féin elected representative. Senator Devine has been contacted by Independent.ie for comment.

Source: Irish Independent March 19, 2018 11:15 UTC